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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1961

Page

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Three Negro Girls Seek Transfer to Handley High School

Winchester School Board referred the applications of Harriet Williams Gloria Brown and Helen Taylor to the State Pupil Placement Board. The students in grades nine ten and eleven live on Loudoun Street and Leicester Street. No recommendations were sent by Supt Quarles. Last year three Negro youths were denied transfer for filing late.

Winchester School Board State Handley High School Harriet Anne Williams Norman Ellis Williams N. Loudoun Gloria Ann Brown Benjamin Brown Helen Elizabeth Taylor Mary Elizabeth Taylor Philadelphia A. B. Rowe W. Leicester St Williams and

Castro Terms Rejected In Tractors for Freedom Offer

Detroit AP Castro has until Friday noon to accept 500 farm type tractors as full ransom for 1 214 April invasion papante. The Tractors for Freedom Committee rejected Castro's revised demand of 28 million in tractors or cash. Co chairs Dr Milton Eisenhower Eleanor Roosevelt and Walter P Reuther led the drive to raise funds for tractors to aid prisoners and Cuban living standards.

Detroit Mich Cuba Fidel Castro Papante Castro Milton Eisenhower Eleanor Roosevelt Walter P. Reuther Dr. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Reuther United Auto Workers Union

Local Boys and Principal Celebrate State FFA Honors

Four area Fu ture Farmers of America members from James Wood High School are nominated for the State Farmer Degree at the Virginia Tech convention in Roanoke. James Wood principal J. C. Gordon is among those receiving Honorary State Farmer Degrees. The award recognizes four years of vocational agriculture work including farming knowledge leadership and scholarship.

Future Farmers of America VPI J. C. Gordon James Wood High School James Wood Ffa Gary P. Henshaw Preston Henshaw Gore David Moulden Howard Moulden Clearbrook Robert Belford A. E. Belford White Hall Jesse Longerbeam Mason Longerbeam Berryville Clarke FFA

Ten 4 H Girls Leave for State Short Course

Ten Frederick County 4 H girls depart June 26 from the County Court House in a chartered bus for Virginia Tech Black Virginia for the State 4 H Short Course. Karen Russell district winner in frozen foods demonstrates competes Thursday afternoon with a $20 scholarship to cover Short Course expenses. Barbara Campbell county winner in Share the Fun receives a $15 scholarship to the Short Course and will audition for state honors. Other attendees include Barbara Kathy Woolf Barbara Boyles Georgia Hartman Joyce Nellis and Susan g. Miss Mildred Crawford is the chaperone from Loudoun Home.

Frederick County Virginia Polytechnic Institute Black Karen Russell Barbara Campbell Barbara Kathy Woolf Barbara Boyles Georgia Hartman Joyce Nellis Susan G Mildred Crawford Loudoun

West Virginia Statehood Milestone Highlighted

The note recalls West Virginia becoming a state on June 20 1863 and marks the 98th anniversary. It mentions expected attendees for next year’s Blossomival, with Mr and Mrs Arthur of Cuernavaca Mexico planning to visit for the event. It also notes summer begins officially tomorrow at 11 30 a m and the sun’s solstice position.

West Virginia Virginia Arthur Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico Fete

Fur Storage at Worths Worths-27 N Loudoun

Local notice advertises fur storage services at Worths located at 27 North Loudoun Street. Terms and contact details are listed for customers seeking fur storage options.

Worth Loudoun

Large Barn Burns on Hawthorne Farm Near Berryville

A large empty frame barn on Hawthorne Farm between Berryville and the Shenandoah River burned yesterday. Firemen led by John H. Enders said the cause is unknown and valued the barn at about $5,000. Owner Mrs H B Whiting leased by Arthur D Weiss. loss not yet clarified.

Berryville Hawthorne Farm John H. Enders H. B. Whiting Arthur D. Weiss Are Whiting Cae

Stephens City Approved for $12500 Federal Loan

A $12,500 federal loan from the Home and Housing Finance Agency was approved for Stephens City to fund planning and tunnel fees if citizens vote. Town attorney S Lovett announced, notified by Rep. Burr Harrison, with a referendum on the sewage treatment plant set for month’s end. Citizens meet tomorrow at 7:30 PM at the fire hall to hear developments on the lagoon system.

Stephens City Home and Housing Finance Agency Lee. S. Lovett Burr P. Harrison

Court Bars Union Shop Dues from Use in Politics

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 railroad labor case, ruled that workers in a union shop cannot have dues spent on political causes against their will. The decision protects political free choice, while noting the ruling applies to union shop scenarios. The term closed with 11 decisions and a long session, plus related rulings on evidence, religious tests, and doctors’ disclosures.

Washington Supreme Court Maryland Trayton L. Lathrop Madison Wis

Ikeda Opens Talks With Kennedy in Washington Visit

Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda arrives in Washington for three days of talks with President Kennedy. Ikeda, accompanied by his wife, is welcomed with full honors by Vice President Johnson and Secretary Rusk. They plan discussions on friendship, mutual understanding, and prosperity between the nations.

Kennedy Los Angeles Lyndon B. Johnson Dean Rusk Rusk Potomac River Pennsylvania Avenue White House Ikeda America Johnson

Tuck endorses Harrison Godwin Button ticket in Virginia

Former Governor Tuck supports Harrison Godwin and Button for governor lieutenant governor and attorney general, praising their conservative yet progressive program and right to work laws. He attacks CIO backed opposition, cites union funds used for campaigns, and urges vote for the Harrison Godwin Button slate on July 11.

Rocky Mount William * Tuck Harrison-Godwin-Button Albertis S. Harrison, Jr Mills E. Godwin, Jr Robert Y. Button Virginia Tuck Afl-Cio Harrison - Godwin Button Stephens Cio Harrison, Godwin and Bitton

State Candidates Arrive by Plane For Area Visit

Three state office hopefuls arrived in Winchester at noon from Roanoke. Albertis S. Harrison for Governor, Mills E. Godwin Jr. for Lt. Governor, and Robert Y. Button for Attorney General, joined by E. Blackburn Moore at a Lions luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. They toured City Hall and County Court House, then planned stops in Frederick County including Kernstown, Stephens City and Middletown, with an 8 pm rally on J. Pinkney Arthur’s lawn. Arthur, Frederick county campaign manager, leads a Clarke county committee including Ralph N. Dorsey.

Winchester Roanoke Albertis S. Harrison Mills E. Godwin, Jr Robert Y. Button E. Blackburn Moore House of Delegates Lions George Washington Hotel City Hall County Court House Loudoun Street Frederick County Kernstown Stephens City Middletown J. Pinckney Arthur Arthur Harrison Godwin Button Moore

U S Negotiator Recalled From Geneva Talks

The top U S negotiator at the deadlocked Geneva nuclear test talks is being recalled for consultation and it is unclear whether he will return to the conference.

Washington U. S Geneva

Eichmann Denies He Knew Nazi Intent

Adolf Eichmann testifies in Jerusalem denying awareness of Nazi plans when he joined in 1932. He says by the extermination period he could not influence events, recounting his capture in Argentina and arguing he was not volunteering to stand trial. Defense aims to show the Nazi apparatus ran the program while he had limited power.

Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann Eichmann Gestapo Moshe Landau Eichman Landau Israel Argentina Buenos Aires Robert Servantius West Germany Hitler Germany

Hoover to Receive Philadelphia Freedom Award

Hoover will receive Philadelphia's first Presidents' Freedom Award on June 27 during Freedom Week observances.

Hoover To Freedom Philadelphia

Prince Edward Leaders to Decide on Summer School

In Farmville Virginia Prince Edward County Negro leaders must decide if the county public schools closed for two years will reopen briefly this summer for an emergency educational program for Negro children. The Prince Edward County Christian Association led by Rev L Francis Griffin holds the key decision with the county school board offering space and the Virginia Teachers Association supplying instructors. The Association has yet to commit and a meeting to explore the offer appears likely.

Prince Edward VTA Prince Edward County Christian Association Rev. L. Francis Griffin W. Edward Smith Maen Transportation

Fauver Named Vice President At Virginia Exchange Club

William E. Fauver of this city was installed as vice-president of the Virginia Exchange Club at its annual Roanoke convention. Elwood G. Boyce Jr. of Portsmouth was named president. More than 300 Exchangeites from across the state attended the Hotel Roanoke meeting. John J. Salmon of Farmington Conn. was the featured speaker warning against complacency.

William E. Fauver Virginia Exchange Club Roanoke Elwood G. Boyce, Jr Portsmouth John 2. Salmon Farmington, Conn

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HHS Gary Henshaw By James D. Cary Winchester Committee William Battaile Albertis Harrison, Jr J. Pinckney Open Conferences Hayato Ikeda Apply Valley Ave Treasury Ingaina Michigan Mr. Arthur Clarke County Ralph N. Dorsey Bulletin Griffin Fauver State Exchange Club
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